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consulate in libya? why does the official story keep changing, as new anti-american violence erupts in another country? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. we'll have team coverage of the account of deadly attack on americans in a minute. first, pakistanis took to the street to protest, encouraged by the government. what transpired quickly turned violent and then deadly. across pakistan. at least 19 people died today in the worst anti-american protest going on in half a dozen countries in the region. the total debt count since the protection began stands at 49 now. correspondent leland vittert is watching the developing story from cairo. >> from pakistan to iran, sri lanka to lebanon, iraq to india, american flag and effigies of president obama burned. riot police battled for control of the street. and walls of tear gas protected american embassies around the muslim world from an all-out attack. in bangladesh, protesters carried a flag-grapeed box reading coffin of ob
consulate in libya? why does the official story keep changing, as new anti-american violence erupts in another country? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. we'll have team coverage of the account of deadly attack on americans in a minute. first, pakistanis took to the street to protest, encouraged by the government. what transpired quickly turned violent and then deadly. across pakistan. at least 19 people died today in the worst...
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government is increasing security at its embassies around the world following the deadly attack in libya. the federal bureau of investigation is trying too determine who was responsible. we have a report from washington. >> reporter: the fbi has sent a team to libya to investigate the attack alongside local authorities to examine the possibility of al qaeda or other terrorist groups involvement. a high ranking u.s. official has characterized the attack as elaborate. the assault fell on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the u.s. president barack obama reacted sharply. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> reporter: during a phone kwacall with the president of libya, obama asked libyan authorities to secure the safety of u.s. embassy staff. they confirmed they will cooperate to identify the assailants and bring them to justice. at the same time the obama administration is apparently trying to show consideration for prote
government is increasing security at its embassies around the world following the deadly attack in libya. the federal bureau of investigation is trying too determine who was responsible. we have a report from washington. >> reporter: the fbi has sent a team to libya to investigate the attack alongside local authorities to examine the possibility of al qaeda or other terrorist groups involvement. a high ranking u.s. official has characterized the attack as elaborate. the assault fell on...
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consulate in libya. that's according to the u.s. intelligence officials who told fox news al-qaeda was likely involved in the attack. this is the guy. he was leased during the administration of president bush. according to his confidential file, which the web site wikileaks released, back in 2007, the military turned him over to libya on the condition that the former dictator there, moammar gadhafi, would keep him in jail. clearly he did not. jonathan hunt is with us. >> he is from the coast of libya, east from benghazi. that obviously is significant because that, benghazi, is where the consulate attack took place. he was originally a member of what's called the libyan islamic fighting group, but left in 1993 and went to train at a camp run by osama bin laden in afghanistan. in 1998, he joined the taliban in pakistan and in 2001, after the 9-11 attacks, he was arrested by the pakinstani and handed over to the u.s. in 2002, he was transferred to guantanamo bay and a report from officials there in 2005 des
consulate in libya. that's according to the u.s. intelligence officials who told fox news al-qaeda was likely involved in the attack. this is the guy. he was leased during the administration of president bush. according to his confidential file, which the web site wikileaks released, back in 2007, the military turned him over to libya on the condition that the former dictator there, moammar gadhafi, would keep him in jail. clearly he did not. jonathan hunt is with us. >> he is from the...
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especially libya. the country is grateful for our assistance but they still need more assistance. >> chris' message would have been do not waiver. that's the one thing he would have wanted more than anything, that this commitment to try to help stabilize fragile democracies is really what he had devoted his life to. and that-- the challenge now is to instill the rule of law and help them, not only find those who perpetrated, but to bring them to justice in fair trials and to be a contrast to, for example, the execution of muammar gaddafi but put them in on trial in ways these are new democracies committed to the principles of law and order. >> ifill: that's what we'll be watching for next. robin wright, frank wehrey, thank you both very much. >> woodruff: coming up, we'll look at how libyan developments were drawn into the presidential campaign. also ahead: unveiling the iphone 5; spraying herbicides in oregon's forests; and counting poor and uninsured americans. but first, the other news of the day. h
especially libya. the country is grateful for our assistance but they still need more assistance. >> chris' message would have been do not waiver. that's the one thing he would have wanted more than anything, that this commitment to try to help stabilize fragile democracies is really what he had devoted his life to. and that-- the challenge now is to instill the rule of law and help them, not only find those who perpetrated, but to bring them to justice in fair trials and to be a contrast...
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embassy in libya last week. pay attention to this one. it connects. one of the donors asked romney about ronald reagan and the iran hostage crisis during the carter administration. some analysts think that the crisis helped reagan beat president carter. so the donor asked romney how he would demonstrate similar strength. here's romney's answer. >> in the jimmy carter election, the fact that we had hostages in -- in iran, i mean, that was all we talked about. and we had the two helicopters crash in the desert. i mean, that's -- that was -- that was the focus. and so him solving that made all the difference in the world. i'm afraid today if you simply got iran to agree to stand down on their nuclear weapons, they'd go, you know hold on. and if something of that nature presents itself, i will work to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity. >> take advantage of an opportunity. mitt romney said that he would take advantage of the opportunity if a foreign crisis came along. on september 11th, 2012, just last week, the opportunity did come along. th
embassy in libya last week. pay attention to this one. it connects. one of the donors asked romney about ronald reagan and the iran hostage crisis during the carter administration. some analysts think that the crisis helped reagan beat president carter. so the donor asked romney how he would demonstrate similar strength. here's romney's answer. >> in the jimmy carter election, the fact that we had hostages in -- in iran, i mean, that was all we talked about. and we had the two helicopters...
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the american consulate in libya. suddenly, the president to campaign is no longer about the autonomy but not the way this president is conducting foreign policy. >> the administration was wrong standing by a statement sympathizing for those who have members -- have embraced our embassy. >> it governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and came later. as president, you cannot do that. >> the american embassy said they condemn the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of moslems. -- of muslims. at 10:15 a.m., a group gathered outside of the cairo embassy. they scaled a wall and pulled down the american flag. at 4:00 p.m. eastern time, a gunman attacked the american consulate in benghazi resulting in including the ambassador, christopher stevens. >> this should shock people of all faiths around the world. >> at 10:09 p.m. our time, romney issued a statement saying it it was disgraceful the obama 's administration what -- not was to condemn attacks but sympathize with those who mad
the american consulate in libya. suddenly, the president to campaign is no longer about the autonomy but not the way this president is conducting foreign policy. >> the administration was wrong standing by a statement sympathizing for those who have members -- have embraced our embassy. >> it governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and came later. as president, you cannot do that. >> the american embassy said they condemn the continuing efforts by misguided individuals...
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is it trumped by what's going on in libya? >> i think rush is right, middle most people who heard this, you have an idea already about president obama. it's not like he hasn't been president for four years already. he's had policies in place, done things, said things, and i think it would come as more of a shock if he had never been in office before and it wasn't a 14-year-old tape. we are talk again about the independent voters, the voters in the mental. most of them voted for president obama four years ago. they are on the fence now. it isn't likely to flip a switch one way or the other, an old comment from 14 years ago when he's been in office for four years. mitt romney and the 47% combined with the foreign news out there, that will eclipse any kind of bump that you can get out of something-like this. >> rick is right. this is a song and dance that the american people heard four years ago. most of them didn't buy it. it didn't work for john mccain and sarah palin. it doesn't appear that it's going to necessarily regular na
is it trumped by what's going on in libya? >> i think rush is right, middle most people who heard this, you have an idea already about president obama. it's not like he hasn't been president for four years already. he's had policies in place, done things, said things, and i think it would come as more of a shock if he had never been in office before and it wasn't a 14-year-old tape. we are talk again about the independent voters, the voters in the mental. most of them voted for president...
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he was an expert on libya. after the war, he was appointed as the representative to the opposition, which was a great distinction and he worked very hard and tirelessly in that role, both coordinating the response to the humanitarian crisis and serving as liaison to the opposition figures. he was a critical person for the administration in working through the problems in libya. it's a huge loss and it's not only a loss in terms of a great diplomat, but someone who was really important to the past and future of libya. >> elyse, what was he like personally? he, his family, the choices he made to go overseas? >> well, he was what you call this stage, a classic arabist. really loved the middle eastern region. really loved libya in particular and was really interested in helping this country build anew, but as one colleague put it today, he was just a very laid back guy. had this incredibly cool kind of northern california exterior, but inside, had this kind of burning desire to get it right. it's not that he wasn't
he was an expert on libya. after the war, he was appointed as the representative to the opposition, which was a great distinction and he worked very hard and tirelessly in that role, both coordinating the response to the humanitarian crisis and serving as liaison to the opposition figures. he was a critical person for the administration in working through the problems in libya. it's a huge loss and it's not only a loss in terms of a great diplomat, but someone who was really important to the...
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we get the latest on the demonstrations, and the return of the remains of four americans killed in libya. >> woodruff: then, did the big bank bailouts here in the u.s. work? ray suarez gets two views on this fourth anniversary of the fall of lehman brothers. >> brown: david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and hari sreenivasan talks with journalist sasha issenberg about his new book exploring how the campaigns are mining data to boost turnout in november. >> whether you are likely to default on your loan or pay off your bill on time or run up $500 on your credit card in a given month, on trying to predict who you are going vote in november, who are you likely to vote for, what issues do you care about. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf and from carnegie foundation >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like yo
we get the latest on the demonstrations, and the return of the remains of four americans killed in libya. >> woodruff: then, did the big bank bailouts here in the u.s. work? ray suarez gets two views on this fourth anniversary of the fall of lehman brothers. >> brown: david brooks and ruth marcus analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and hari sreenivasan talks with journalist sasha issenberg about his new book exploring how the campaigns are mining data to boost turnout in...
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>> it had gotten through clobbering romney about libya and then they have this. ten minutes of diane sawyer and juan williams saying what a problem this is for romney. his campaign is doomed. then it's torched and protests and bad news about the iraqis allowing iranians to fly weapons through syria then they move on. no context. a few lonely voices say the entire obama foreign policy has collapsed, with the exception of krauthammer they move on to they are eating at parks or whatever it is. the remains is the ten minutes of solid clobbering of romney every night on videotape issue. >> jon: do you agree. it was it a smoke screen for the media? >> i think it had to happen because so many conservatives piled on. it wasn't just the liberal media. it was talking about a string of gaffes. i think dana called it a one-man looper reel but its repeated set of mistakes. this one is major. i don't think it's a great example of media bias. this is covering the man, the candidate. >> jon: but when president obama said that the supreme court could not overrule a law passed by
>> it had gotten through clobbering romney about libya and then they have this. ten minutes of diane sawyer and juan williams saying what a problem this is for romney. his campaign is doomed. then it's torched and protests and bad news about the iraqis allowing iranians to fly weapons through syria then they move on. no context. a few lonely voices say the entire obama foreign policy has collapsed, with the exception of krauthammer they move on to they are eating at parks or whatever it...
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perhaps it happened inin libya. they joined the protests but were be on doingxact what they did. >> down there realize that -- >>here was some evidence tha this was planned. we have to get all the facts right. the initial analysis of what is been really cousing. we didot know at first if the actually killed. he was outside in his car, hit attack?ket you have to sort these things out.t. you do not just shoot from the hip because you feel a certain in your gut. >> there is a danger to over- reaction. columnas an interesting saying washington post" moms that are quick to jump. then therere these radical grou that like to exploit the situation which is a threat to nd libyan regimes. an interest in cooling this down. it united states stirs the pot, hurt the regime. >> what is our relationship with egypt? the president said there not an ally. it's not great. we have a better chance of the muslim brotherhood than a crazy group. >> i think that was a stake for the president to say that. i think he was trying to put himselft
perhaps it happened inin libya. they joined the protests but were be on doingxact what they did. >> down there realize that -- >>here was some evidence tha this was planned. we have to get all the facts right. the initial analysis of what is been really cousing. we didot know at first if the actually killed. he was outside in his car, hit attack?ket you have to sort these things out.t. you do not just shoot from the hip because you feel a certain in your gut. >> there is a...
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terror attack in libya becoming a political scandal for white house? on "fox news sunday," chris wallace, pressed former white house press secretary robert gibbs about it. >> why did ambassador rice give the american people bad information? >> you heard rice say the best information we had at the point she gave the answer is the answer she gave. you saw the white house say it was a terror attack. nobody wants to get to the bottom of this more than the president and the secretary of state. so that we can protect our missions and our consulates throughout the world and remain. absolutely no one, intentionally or unintentionally misled anybody involved in this. absolutely not. >> brian: standard among many who disagree. listen to what he wrote. he writes, "for more than a week, the obama administration misled the country about what happened. this isn't just a problem, it is a scandal." dana, how do you read it? >> dana: as a former spokesperson, i think i would have refused to go out on the sunday shows on this past weekend. there is -- as a former person
terror attack in libya becoming a political scandal for white house? on "fox news sunday," chris wallace, pressed former white house press secretary robert gibbs about it. >> why did ambassador rice give the american people bad information? >> you heard rice say the best information we had at the point she gave the answer is the answer she gave. you saw the white house say it was a terror attack. nobody wants to get to the bottom of this more than the president and the...
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not the people or government of libya. everywhere chris and his team went in libya, in a country scarred by war and tyranny, they were held as friends and partners, and when the attack came yesterday, libyans stood and fought to defend our post. some were wounded. libyans carried chris's body to the hospital, and they helped rescue and lead other americans to safety. last night when i spoke with the president of libya, he condemned the violence and pledged every effort to protect our people and pursue those responsible. the friendship between our countries born out of shared struggle will not be another casualty of this attack. a free and stable libya is still in america's interests, and security, and we will not turn our back on that. nor will we rest until those responsible for these attacks are found and brought to justice. we are working closely with the authorities to move swiftly, and we are working to safeguard other american embassies and consulates and citizens. there will be more time later to reflect but today w
not the people or government of libya. everywhere chris and his team went in libya, in a country scarred by war and tyranny, they were held as friends and partners, and when the attack came yesterday, libyans stood and fought to defend our post. some were wounded. libyans carried chris's body to the hospital, and they helped rescue and lead other americans to safety. last night when i spoke with the president of libya, he condemned the violence and pledged every effort to protect our people and...
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lou: in libya there is a perversion that u.s. forces fired on libya long before they killed our ambassadors and three other americans and injured others and stormed our embassy. it is a peculiar perversion of history. if you will, the expectation that this would be an act of war, many libyans would say that they had been at war with the united states two this is the problem. when the united states gets in the middle of someone else's civil war, then we own it. we are not in the syrian war. we turn the other way. when they ran into egypt, it went on the dictator. lou: what are your thoughts, doctor walid phares, as what the u.s. response should be? >> my concern is about the current response by the administration. specifically of america. we heard of other officials talking about notions of it is surprising and shocking and we did not expect it to happen. that means that the strategic analysis of the administration does not center the threat to be in egypt and libya. therefore when this is going to happen, we need to have an analy
lou: in libya there is a perversion that u.s. forces fired on libya long before they killed our ambassadors and three other americans and injured others and stormed our embassy. it is a peculiar perversion of history. if you will, the expectation that this would be an act of war, many libyans would say that they had been at war with the united states two this is the problem. when the united states gets in the middle of someone else's civil war, then we own it. we are not in the syrian war. we...
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that is the samuation in libya. those host nation forces are not capable of defending fixed installations and we need resources and keep those people safe or they shouldn't be when you think about the war in iraq. where did most of the anti-u.s. soldiers and militants come from? they came from benghazi. it is not like we didn't know there is it a problem >> look. every country in the region has a radical islamic movement that is operating inside of it. and they move fighters around you they make no mistake about it and final question. have we gained anything by our involvement in the middle east? should we change our strategy. and like any president wouldn't. given what is happening to us. and our policy now is unstate we saw it unfold over the last three plus years we are disengaging from the middle east. our friends say why aren't you standing here with us. look at iran. permitting them to have a nuclear weapon and we have a feckless policy that is not standing up to them and we are pulling out of iraq despite the
that is the samuation in libya. those host nation forces are not capable of defending fixed installations and we need resources and keep those people safe or they shouldn't be when you think about the war in iraq. where did most of the anti-u.s. soldiers and militants come from? they came from benghazi. it is not like we didn't know there is it a problem >> look. every country in the region has a radical islamic movement that is operating inside of it. and they move fighters around you...
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ambassador and three americans murdered in libya, protests continue across the muslim world. the obama administration has misrepresented what happened in benghazi. it is an act of terrorism. judith miller and peter brookes here to discuss a foreign-policy disaster for this president. we have waited a year and a half for the department of justice is in internal investigation of "fast and furious." thousands of guns unaccounted for. the report on "fast and furious" is next. in today's, congress will be headed home and they are not coming back to washington until after the election. we have the numbers on this do-nothing congress, and we do mean do nothing lou: breaking news tonight. bret baier reporting that intelligence sources are convinced that last week's attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was directly tied to al qaeda. specifically a libyan who was released from guantÁnamo bay in 2007 who may have led the attack. the terrorist in question was released on the condition that he would remain in jail in libya. he did not. now christopher stevens and three other american
ambassador and three americans murdered in libya, protests continue across the muslim world. the obama administration has misrepresented what happened in benghazi. it is an act of terrorism. judith miller and peter brookes here to discuss a foreign-policy disaster for this president. we have waited a year and a half for the department of justice is in internal investigation of "fast and furious." thousands of guns unaccounted for. the report on "fast and furious" is next. in...
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that is the samuation in libya. those host nation forces are not capable of defending fixed installations and we need resources and keep those people safe or they shouldn't be when you think about the war in iraq. where did most of the anti-u.s. soldiers and militants come from? they came from benghazi. it is not like we didn't know there is it a problem >> look. every country in the region has a radical islamic movement that is operating inside of it. and they move fighters around you they make no mistake about it and final question. have we gained anything by our involvement in the middle east? should we change our strategy. and like any president wouldn't. given what is happening to us. and our policy now is unstate we saw it unfold over the last three plus years we are disengaging from the middle east. our friends say why aren't you standing here with us. look at iran. permitting them to have a nuclear weapon and we have a feckless policy that is not standing up to them and we are pulling out of iraq despite the
that is the samuation in libya. those host nation forces are not capable of defending fixed installations and we need resources and keep those people safe or they shouldn't be when you think about the war in iraq. where did most of the anti-u.s. soldiers and militants come from? they came from benghazi. it is not like we didn't know there is it a problem >> look. every country in the region has a radical islamic movement that is operating inside of it. and they move fighters around you...
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consulate in libya which killed the ambassador and three other staff. demonstrators in yemen are also targeting american diplomatic missions. they gathered in front of the heavily guarded u.s. embassy in sanaa. they chanted religious slogans. some threw stones at the building or attempted to climb over the walls. embassy staff say one person was killed and five were wounded after yemeni security forces opened fire. protesters are angry the american-made film ridicules the prophet muhammad and includes scenes of sexual nature. muslims object to any depiction of the prophet. >>> tensions are also high in egypt as anti-u.s. demonstrations continue. nhk world's yu kobayashi reports from cairo. >> reporter: protesters are out on the streets again. they gathered around the u.s. embassy for a third day. security forces shot tear gas to disperse the crowd. the demonstrators fought back by throwing stones. security forces are trying to break up the protests. they want to make sure it doesn't get out of control. more troops were sent in. the protesters were pushe
consulate in libya which killed the ambassador and three other staff. demonstrators in yemen are also targeting american diplomatic missions. they gathered in front of the heavily guarded u.s. embassy in sanaa. they chanted religious slogans. some threw stones at the building or attempted to climb over the walls. embassy staff say one person was killed and five were wounded after yemeni security forces opened fire. protesters are angry the american-made film ridicules the prophet muhammad and...
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how can libya control and let the world know we are serious about democracy? they have a real problem. left behind -- destruction. we need to start a very good police force and good communication and training and 10,000. .. then we should be able to create the force. that will help us secure our country and our people. without government showing middle east, north africa, maybe some other places, the government has to show, otherwise people will not obey law and orders. again, my apologies to the american people. it is a sad day in our history. and we hope that we still have the support of the united states and other friends to help libya get through from this terrible critical situation. thank you. >> thank you very much ambassador. and thank you very much to all of you. i am very grateful for your cooperation and participation in this debate. please feel free to write, to come, to see me, to complain, preach, whatever you want to do. i more than happy. it's our job, we are open. we would ke to see all of you again very soon. thank you very much. [applause] >
how can libya control and let the world know we are serious about democracy? they have a real problem. left behind -- destruction. we need to start a very good police force and good communication and training and 10,000. .. then we should be able to create the force. that will help us secure our country and our people. without government showing middle east, north africa, maybe some other places, the government has to show, otherwise people will not obey law and orders. again, my apologies to...